Negroes Feet 100 Big For War
Negroes' feet were measured for army footwear with shoes potentially sized up to 15. Dallas objectors to military discharges described odd claims and delays as boards weighed exemptions. Nordquist, a Salt Lake City native, died in Los Angeles at age 30 after moving to Las Vegas a decade ago.
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Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Las
Elks Lodge
Goldfield
Nev
Order of
Railway Conductors
Pearl Erans Worgaulst
Aley R. Nordquist
H. ©. Legg
J. 5. Aber
Victor Mordquist
Balt Lake
Frank Nordquist
Dallas
Tex
Unitedtates
San Antonio
Texas Ottoms
Fach
Dahaant
Sabe
K Lili
Ner
Cal
Albert Richard Nordquist
Nordquist
Seaweed Seen as Cotton Substitute in Japan
Tokio reports a new fiber from seaweed named sugame or gama gama discovered December at Table Fibre Laboratory during marine experiments. Fiber extraction uses boiling weeds in lye and water with resin bran. process simple for fishermen and farmers. Hamada, vice-president of the Lower House, touts fiber as superior to cotton. Also an unrelated health ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and fatigue.
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Tokio
Federation of Marine Industries
K. Hameda
Hamada
Football Stars Called to Train
Washington State College fullback Hasil Ovene and waiter Ton D. Tyrer have been summoned to Berkeley California for an eight week aviation training course at the government training school. Ovene played key roles on the Cougars in major games of the past four years.
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Spokane
Waat
Hasil Ovene
Weahington State College
Ton D. Tyrer
State College
Berkeley
Cal
Government
Doage
ecAllegs
MISS WILSON 15 SINGING AT CAMPS
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of President Wilson travels to camps from Colorado to Texas to sing for American soldiers. She funds travel from concert earnings and splits proceeds with war charities while aiming for a personal role in wartime relief. Her opening Fort Totten show drew 500 enlisted men and featured songs from plantation to French love tunes with Over There and The Star Spangled Banner.
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New York
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
Young Men's Christian Association
Colorado
Texas
Alte
Fort Totten
Whitestone Landing
Long Island
France
Miss Wilson
Rose David
Melville A. Clark
Syracuse
David
Afias Wilson
Willoughby Waike
Alston Hamilton
Misa Wilson
Marshall M. Northrop
V. MG. A
Fort Tollen
Charlies Blemenauer
Warli Logan
Colo
Cold Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cough and Cold Relief
Nationwide standard remedy claims to relieve coughs colds and grippe with no after effects. It has guarded against neglected illnesses for fifty years and stops impending colds before they develop. Effective for adults and children, a bottle in the cabinet is a safeguard, sold by druggists everywhere.
The Evils of Constipation Warned
An old advertisement claims waste in the body poisons the system and blood and causes headaches biliousness and muddy skin. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as prompt relief with a glossy call to action and a mention of gifts in a dry style.
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Dr. King
Soldiers sent to picturesque spot in Savoy France
Many American soldiers on leave are being sent to the Savoy department in southeastern France for rent and healthful recreation after trench duty. The area, about 350 miles from Paris, is praised for its alpine scenery, mild climate, valleys, timbered mountains, and lakes. Aix les Bains, Chambery and ChaLEu-les-Haux are the three towns chosen for the first group of soldiers.
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France
Department of
Savoy
Paris
Alps
Aix-les-Bains
Chambery
Chal
Jleu-les-Haux
American troops sent to Savoy spa towns in World War I
The first contingent of American soldiers sailed to Aix-les-Bains and nearby Spa towns in Savoy. Aix features Roman springs and low-cost therapy for rheumatism and skin ailments. Chambéry, seat of Savoy’s government, hosts old castles and ruins. Challes-les-Eaux offers similar baths. A large casino and theater have been leased in Charles for soldiers.
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Ste
Chambrey
Aix-les- Bains
Department of Savoy
Savoy
Chambery
Taman
Challes-les-Eaux
Dayage Mountains
Aix-les-Haines
Charles
Young Men‘ Christian Association
Freezone corn treatment advertised on dresser
An advertisement touts a freezone preparation to treat corns by topical application, claiming quick relief and painless lifting of the corn and surrounding tissue. The ad notes a quarter ounce cost and availability from drug stores. It also mentions a London March 26 air war report with enemy losses and naval actions near Dunkirk.
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Cincinnati
London
Dunkirk
Brugen
NO CANNERIES ON THE YUKON
Fairbanks Alaska March 24. Millions of salmon run the Yukon and its tributaries but by order of the United States government cannery operations on the American side are banned. The ban extends to the Canadian Yukon boundary as well. Local residents use fish wheels and open fires for winter dog feed, keeping canneries away to protect native and sled dog needs.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
United States
Masky
Interior
Seattle
Andreaszky
W. H. Smith
Suuith
Nothing Like Phosphate To Increase Strength and Nerve Power
Weak nerves ruin health and joy, but nourishment can restore vigor. The advertisement urges taking a 6 grain pure biprophosphate tablet after meals, sold by most druggists with a satisfaction guarantee.
Swedish papers' fantastic stories about America
Stockholm March 24 German newspapers in Sweden print sensational tales designed to sway opinion toward the Entente and the United States. An alleged interview from a Swede returning from America claims U.S. soldiers commit suicide in fear of submarines, provision shops are looted, and German homes in New York are affected by Luxburg damages.
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Stockholm
Sweden
America
Entente Powere
United States
Germany
Vauxburg
Nya Dagligt “Allebands
Handreds
Maaser
Luxburg
New York
Ambiguous Fragments From A Troubled Era
A patchwork of quoted lines recounts police searches, anti British sentiment, and a Budapest embassy rumor amid a village scene. A passerby humorously seeks a “good habit” of waking early, prompting a quaint shopfront exchange about favors and routine.
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Federal Fish Commissioner
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Ondaveer
Budapest
Newman Msritant Co
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